The Field Museum of Natural History

The Field Museum of Natural History, also commonly called the Field Museum, is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Chicago Natural History Museum”, “Field Columbian Museum”, “Field Museum”, “Field Museum of Natural History”, “fieldmuseum.org”, “FMNH”, and “The Field Museum”
  • Address: 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Soldier Field and Olmec colossal heads.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium on the of , Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. is situated 1,400 feet south of The Field Museum of Natural History.

Work of art
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The are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres. The heads date from at least 900 BCE and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. is situated 470 feet northeast of The Field Museum of Natural History.

Planetarium
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The is a municipal public for astronomy in , Illinois, United States. It is operated by the , a municipal government agency of the City of Chicago. is situated 2,800 feet east of The Field Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Museum Campus and South Loop.

Locality
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is a 57-acre park in along . It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the , first planetarium; the ; the Field Museum of Natural History; , home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of .

Quarter
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is a Chicago neighborhood south of . The South Branch of the flows through it. is adjacent to the southwest, and is to its east.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighborhood in . It is part of the and community areas of Chicago. The area is known for its unique architecture, green spaces, proximity to the city's downtown area, and many cultural and recreational attractions.

The Field Museum of Natural History

Latitude
41.86621° or 41° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
-87.6169° or 87° 37′ 1″ west
Elevation
656 feet (200 metres)
Levels
3
Named after
Marshall Field
Open location code
86HJV98M+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24825537
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6956716
Wiki­data ID
Q1122595
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“The Field Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الميداني للتاريخ الطبيعي بشيكاغو”
  • Arabic: “المتحف الميداني للتاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Arabic: “متحف شيكاغو الميداني للتاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Armenian: “Ֆիլդի անվան բնագիտության պատմության թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Catalan: “Field Museum”
  • Catalan: “Museu Field d’Història Natural”
  • Catalan: “Museu Field dHistòria Natural”
  • Catalan: “Museu Field”
  • Chinese: “菲尔德自然史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “菲爾德博物館”
  • Chinese: “菲爾德自然史博物館”
  • Chinese: “菲爾德自然歷史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Columbian Museum of Chicago”
  • Dutch: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Dutch: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “Field Museum”
  • Dutch: “The Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “The Field Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo Field”
  • Finnish: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • French: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • French: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • French: “Field Museum”
  • French: “musée de l’Histoire naturelle Field”
  • French: “Musée Field d’Histoire Naturelle”
  • French: “musée Field”
  • French: “Musée Field”
  • French: “Museum Field”
  • French: “Muséum field”
  • French: “Muséum Field”
  • Galician: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Georgian: “ბუნების ისტორიის საველე მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • German: “Field Museum für Naturkunde”
  • German: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון פילד להיסטוריה של הטבע”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון פילד”
  • Igbo: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Igbo: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Igbo: “Field Museum”
  • Igbo: “fieldmuseum.org”
  • Igbo: “FMNH”
  • Igbo: “The Field Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Field”
  • Italian: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Italian: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Italian: “Field Museum”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ歴史博物館”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ自然史博物館”
  • Japanese: “フィールド博物館”
  • Japanese: “フィールド自然史博物館”
  • Korean: “필드 자연사 박물관”
  • Latin: “Museum Historiae Naturalis Field”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Norwegian: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Field Museum d’Istòria Naturala”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Field Museum dIstòria Naturala”
  • Persian: “موزه تاریخ طبیعی فیلد”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ تاریخ طبیعی فیلد”
  • Persian: “موزه میدانی تاریخ طبیعی”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ میدانی تاریخ طبیعی”
  • Polish: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Fielda”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Chicago”
  • Portuguese: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Field de História Natural”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории им. Филда”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории имени Филда”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории Филда”
  • Russian: “Полевой музей естественной истории”
  • Russian: “Филдовский музей естественной истории”
  • Slovenian: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Slovenian: “Field Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Fieldov naravoslovni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “FMNH”
  • Spanish: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Spanish: “Field museum of natural history”
  • Spanish: “Field Museum”
  • Spanish: “Fieldiana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Field de Historia Natural”
  • Spanish: “Museo Field”
  • Swedish: “Field Columbian Museum”
  • Swedish: “Field Museum of Natural History”
  • Swedish: “Field Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей природної історії ім. Філда”
  • Western Frisian: “Field Museum”
  • “FMNH”

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